We live in most iconic Scots golfing town – our streets are flooding with sewage

DISGUSTING images have shown the moment raw sewage flooded the streets of Scotland’s most iconic golfing town.

Stomach-churning footage showed the flow of waste pooling on a street in St Andrew’s, Fife.

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The murky green waste was seen spilling out of a drain on St Mary Street in the town – which boasts the world-famous Old Course, known as the Home of Golf.

A stream of sewage lined the street along the roadside as the drains flooded.

They claimed the sewage began flowing into the Kinness Burn and then out through the harbour.

Angered residents quickly took to social media to blast the situation.

Scottish Water and Fife Council came under fire from furious locals, who claim this has become a regular occurrence in the popular town.

A post on a local community Facebook page read: “Raw sewage has been floating in the street at the corner of St Mary St and Woodburn Terrace since yesterday.

“From here it is straight into the Kinessburn and quickly out through the harbour to the East Sands Beach.

“Scottish Water has been made aware and all they can say is that they will try to respond within the next 48 hours.

“As a resident of St Andrews, I find this totally unacceptable.

“I’d be interested in other residents’ views? Along with making my view plainly known to Scottish Water, I will also be writing to Wendy Chamberlain asking her what Govt can be doing for us locally to stop these regular sewage spills.

“If you are also dissatisfied with the situation please write to our local MP and ask for some action to be taken.”

Others reacted to the footage saying it was a “clear health risk” and blasted the time taken to clean up the mess.

One person replied: “It was all dry and no apparent poo or loo roll when I went past today, so I thought it had been mended.

“It’s been really gross and smelly. It was bubbling up from a drain that shouldn’t have had sewage in it at all. It has been longer than 48 hours.”

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Another wrote: “Not good for the reputation of St Andrews, especially with all the visitors about at the moment.”

A third replied: “Gross. Should be fixed as a priority.”

A fourth said: “Although I am not a resident I am a frequent visitor! I would strongly urge you to contact the HSE as this is a clear health risk.”

Scottish Water confirmed crews were called out to the area after the sewage flood was reported but said another issue was also to blame.

A spokesperson said: “Our operatives have been on site carrying out a clean-up at St Mary Street, St Andrews following reports of flooding in the area.

“We have an ongoing project, investigating ways in which we can alleviate sewer flooding to impacted customers in the area, however, there is also a significant contribution of surface runoff which is not the responsibility of Scottish Water.

“The complex nature of flooding across Scotland, with many agencies responsible for different aspects of the sewerage and drainage systems in communities, means that a partnership approach is vital for reducing the risk of flooding.

“We will continue to work with the various agencies, particularly Fife Council as the local flood authority, during the planning of any future projects as we look to reduce flooding in St Andrews.

“We would like to thank customers for reporting this issue to Scottish Water and for their patience and understanding while we carry out this clean-up operation and continue our investigations.”

Fife Council declined to comment.